2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 1

The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 1, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 4 February 2017. Previously known as National Inter Club Championship (NICC), this season embarks the newly, organized league structure for more clubs to participate.

2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 1
Date4 February 2017 – 12 March 2017
Matches played19

Teams

A total of 12 teams will compete in the 2017 season.

  • KL Saracens
  • Kota Bharu RC
  • IIUM Mustangs
  • SAHOCA RC
  • Silver Gaurus RC
  • ATM Blackhawks
  • Iskandar Troopers
  • KL Tigers
  • UTM Pirates
  • Edwardian Tiger
  • Beringin Rendang RC
  • JLJ Diraja

Season

In preliminary stage, all 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of three teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.

Group A
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
JLJ Diraja 22005613+4319
UTM Pirates 21012135-1405
Kota Bharu RC 20022352-2913
JLJ Diraja 22 - 3 UTM PiratesPort Dickson
UTM Pirates 18 - 13 Kota Bharu RCUTM Skudai, Johor
Kota Bharu RC 10 - 34 JLJ DirajaKota Bharu

Group B
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
KL Saracens 22004930+1919
Edwardian Tiger 20112931-214
SAHOCA RC 20112542-1703
Edwardian Tiger 17 - 19 KL SaracensEsplanade, Taiping
KL Saracens 30 - 13 SAHOCA RCUM, Kuala Lumpur
SAHOCA RC 12 - 12 Edwardian TigerKolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar

Group C
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
Beringin Rendang 22005734+2319
IIUM Mustangs 21017745+3216
Iskandar Troopers 20021267-5502
IIUM Mustangs 48 - 7 Iskandar TroopersIIUM, Gombak
Beringin Rendang 38 - 29 IIUM MustangsKota Tinggi
Iskandar Troopers 5 - 19 Beringin RendangKota Tinggi

Group D
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
Silver Gaurus RC 22008713+74210
KL Tigers 21012958-2905
ATM Blackhawks 21013176-4512
ATM Blackhawks 8 - 52 Silver Gaurus RCPadang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
Silver Gaurus 35 - 5 KL TigersIpoh
KL Tigers 24 - 23 ATM BlackhawksVI, Kuala Lumpur

Bold indicates teams that qualified to quarter-final.

Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye.
One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2).
If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
 • Difference between points for and against
 • Total number of points for
 • Number of matches won
 • Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams

    Grouping Stage Matches
    Week 1
    4 February 2017 JLJ Diraja 22 - 3 UTM Pirates Port Dickson  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    4 February 2017 Edwardian Tiger 17 - 19 KL Saracens Esplanade, Taiping  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    4 February 2017 IIUM Mustangs 48 - 7 Iskandar Troopers IIUM, Gombak  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    5 February 2017 ATM Blackhawks 8 - 52 Silver Gaurus RC Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    Week 2
    11 February 2017 UTM Pirates 18 - 13 Kota Bharu RC UTM, Skudai  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    11 February 2017 KL Saracens 30 - 13 SAHOCA RC UM, Kuala Lumpur  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    11 February 2017 Beringin Rendang 38 - 29 IIUM Mustangs Kota Tinggi  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    11 February 2017 Silver Gaurus 35 - 5 KL Tigers Ipoh  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    Week 3
    18 February 2017 Kota Bharu RC 10 - 34 JLJ Diraja Kota Bharu  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    18 February 2017 SAHOCA RC 12 - 12 Edwardian Tiger Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    18 February 2017 Iskandar Troopers 5 - 19 Beringin Rendang Mersing  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    18 February 2017 KL Tigers 24 - 23 ATM Blackhawks VI, Kuala Lumpur  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)

    Final Round
     
    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
    		          
     
    		25 February – Kota Tinggi
     
     
    		 Beringin Rendang22
     
    		5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
     
    		 UTM Pirates10
     
    		 Beringin Rendang12
     
    		25 February – STAR, Ipoh
     
    		 Silver Gaurus RC28
     
    		Silver Gaurus RC42
     
    		12 March – UPM, Serdang
     
    		 Edwardian Tigers3
     
    		 Silver Gaurus RC
     
    		25 February – Port Dickson
     
    		 JLJ Diraja
     
    		 JLJ Diraja24
     
    		5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
     
    		 IIUM Mustangs5
     
    		 JLJ Diraja15
     
    		2 March[1] – UM
     
    		 KL Tigers12
     
    		 KL Saracens19
     
     
    		 KL Tigers29
     
    Quarter-final
    25 February 2017 Beringin Rendang 22 - 10 UTM Pirates Kota Tinggi  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    25 February 2017 Silver Gaurus RC 42 - 3 Edwardian Tiger STAR, Ipoh  
    15:00 (UTC+08:00)
    25 February 2017 JLJ Diraja 24 - 5 IIUM Mustangs Port Dickson  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    2 March 2017 [1] KL Saracens 19 - 29 KL Tigers UM, Kuala Lumpur  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    Semi-final
    5 March 2017 Beringin Rendang 12 - 28 Silver Gaurus RC Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
    14:30 (UTC+08:00)
    5 March 2017 JLJ Diraja 15 - 12 KL Tigers Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
    16:30 (UTC+08:00)
    Final
    12 March 2017 Silver Gaurus RC v JLJ Diraja UPM, Serdang  
    16:00 (UTC+08:00)

    See also

    Notes
    1. The earlier game was abandoned due to bad weather. The location of the game were relocated at University Malaya.
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